Polystachya cornigera Schltr. 1925
Photos by © K Senghas
Common Name The Horn Carrying Polystachya
Flower Size .25" [6.5 mm]
Found in mid central to northern Madagascar in lichen rich montane forests at elevations of 1000 to 2000 meters as a mini-miniature sized, cool growing epiphyte with ovoid pseudobulbs carrying 2 to 4, linear leaves that blooms in the summer on an erect, 4 to 15 flowered inflorescence
The plant in the photo is not the normal variety, it is Polystachya cornigera var. integrilabia and is the type photo for the variety
Synonyms Polystachya cornigera var. integrilabia Senghas 1964
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora of Madagascar Orchidaceae Perrier 1939/81; Orchids of Madagascar Hermans 2007 photo; Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar Cribb & Herman 2009 photo; Les Orchidees de Madagascar Bosser & Lecoufle 2015 photo fide; A la Recherche des Orchidees de Madagascar Hervouet 2018 photo fide;
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